Quake kills hundreds in Haiti, worsening Caribbean nation's plight At least 304 people died and hundreds were injured after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, authorities said, reducing churches, hotels, schools and homes to rubble in the latest tragedy to hit the impoverished Caribbean nation. World 15 Aug, 2021
China evacuates tens of thousands as storms spread north Tens of thousands of people were being evacuated from flood-hit regions of central China on Thursday as officials raised the death toll from heavy rain that has deluged Henan province for almost a week to 33 people. World 22 Jul, 2021
NRA completes five years of establishment KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 25 Ninety-one per cent of the private houses that suffered irreparable damage during the devastating earthquakes of 2015 have either been reconstructed or are being rebuilt. This was revealed through the progress report made... 26 Dec, 2020
Child marriage: Time to reverse the trend As forecast by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the pandemic has disrupted efforts to end child marriage, and could potentially result in an additional 13 million of them globally between 2020 and 2030. Lockdowns, school closures and... 12 Oct, 2020
Rescuers race to find Albania quake survivors DURRES, ALBANIA: Stopping at intervals to listen for the sounds of survivors, local and international rescue crews searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings Wednesday, a day after a deadly earthquake in Albania killed at least 25... Women 27 Nov, 2019
Iran 5.9 magnitude earthquake kills at least 5, injures 300 TEHRAN: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck northwestern Iran early Friday, killing at least five people and injuring over 300 others, officials said. The temblor struck Tark county in Iran's Eastern Azerbaijan province at 2:17 am, Iran's... Women 08 Nov, 2019
Earthquake shakes eastern Indonesia, kills at least 3 JAKARTA, INDONESIA: A strong earthquake Thursday killed at least three people and damaged a bridge, hospital and other buildings on one of Indonesia's less populated islands. Parts of a building at an Islamic university collapsed in Ambon, the... Women 26 Sep, 2019
Authorities begin earthquake relief efforts in Pakistan MIRPUR, PAKISTAN: Authorities began distributing tents, food and water among thousands of earthquake victims in Pakistan-held Kashmir on Wednesday, as the death toll from a powerful 5.8 magnitude temblor that rocked a large swath of the country's... Women 26 Sep, 2019
Earthquake shakes eastern Indonesia, damage being evaluated JAKARTA: A strong earthquake in eastern Indonesia cracked a bridge and a university building Thursday, while aftershocks sent people streaming outdoors as further damage was being assessed. The magnitude 6.5 quake was centred 37 kilometres (23... Women 26 Sep, 2019
8 dead, 60 hurt as quakes shake northern Philippine isles MANILA: Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing at least eight people, injuring about 60 and damaging ancestral houses famous among... Women 27 Jul, 2019
Powerful Southern California quake, second in two days, causes damage, injuries LOS ANGELES: A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Friday, causing some damage to buildings, fires, and some injuries, with eight times more force than a foreshock that rattled the same area a day earlier, officials... Women 06 Jul, 2019
Strongest earthquake in 20 years rattles Southern California LOS ANGELES: The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing injuries and damage in a town near the epicentre, followed by a swarm of... Women 05 Jul, 2019
